Carrie Albom Quotes
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Honors Summer Reading Book Choice
1. Mitch Albom, the book's narrator, recalls his graduation from Brandeis University in the spring of 1979. While at Brandeis, Mitch says his farewells to his favorite professor Morrie. He promises Morrie, who is crying, that he will keep in touch, though he does not fulfill his promise. Years after Mitch's graduation from Brandeis, Morrie is diagnosed with ALS. Morrie's wife, Charlotte, cares for Morrie while doing her job as a professor at M.I.T. Sixteen years after his graduation from Brandeis, one night, Mitch is flipping the channels on his television and recognizes Morrie's voice. Morrie is being featured on the television program "Nightline" in the first of three interviews with Ted Koppel. Mitch is …show more content…
Lastly, another quote that was significant to me was “As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed as ignorant as you were at twenty- two, you'd always be twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It's growth. It's more than the negative that you're going to die, it's the positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it.” This quote was said by Morrie as Mitch and him talked about aging and death. This quote signifies that aging is not just one step closer to dying, but having more knowledge and experience in life. Morrie never feared aging, but embraced it. He explains to Mitch that to fight age is a hopeless battle, because aging and death are inevitable, and a natural part of life. So he tells Mitch to learn not to mourn every year of growing, but to understand and witness new things as he grows. 7. This book is a heroic and moving book in many ways and is displayed in many characters, but I think the most heroic and moving character in the book is Morrie Schwartz because of his life-changing lessons that he tells to Mitch. When he is about to die he listens to Mitch’s life problems and helps them with
Honors Summer Reading Book Choice
1. Mitch Albom, the book's narrator, recalls his graduation from Brandeis University in the spring of 1979. While at Brandeis, Mitch says his farewells to his favorite professor Morrie. He promises Morrie, who is crying, that he will keep in touch, though he does not fulfill his promise. Years after Mitch's graduation from Brandeis, Morrie is diagnosed with ALS. Morrie's wife, Charlotte, cares for Morrie while doing her job as a professor at M.I.T. Sixteen years after his graduation from Brandeis, one night, Mitch is flipping the channels on his television and recognizes Morrie's voice. Morrie is being featured on the television program "Nightline" in the first of three interviews with Ted Koppel. Mitch is …show more content…
Lastly, another quote that was significant to me was “As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed as ignorant as you were at twenty- two, you'd always be twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It's growth. It's more than the negative that you're going to die, it's the positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it.” This quote was said by Morrie as Mitch and him talked about aging and death. This quote signifies that aging is not just one step closer to dying, but having more knowledge and experience in life. Morrie never feared aging, but embraced it. He explains to Mitch that to fight age is a hopeless battle, because aging and death are inevitable, and a natural part of life. So he tells Mitch to learn not to mourn every year of growing, but to understand and witness new things as he grows. 7. This book is a heroic and moving book in many ways and is displayed in many characters, but I think the most heroic and moving character in the book is Morrie Schwartz because of his life-changing lessons that he tells to Mitch. When he is about to die he listens to Mitch’s life problems and helps them with